Before We Were Women: A Contemporary Women's Fiction

"A dazzling literary debut...a sparkling novel." —Dayton Daily News Three women. Three secrets. One summer that changes everything. Anita Kumar was fifteen when shame stole her voice. Pregnant and afraid to disappoint her successful parents, she allowed others to decide her future—and her daughter’s. Years later, she buries her grief beneath competence, scanning every child’s face for the one she lost. Born into wealth but raised in fear, Ashley Spady escapes a violent home only to find herself trapped in a cycle she doesn’t know how to break—until an unexpected diagnosis forces her to confront the truth about herself. Adopted and blessed with an extraordinary memory, Robin Zymanski dreams of becoming a writer.